shàn
𫮃

archaic
technical

Meaning of 𫮃

𫮃 means flat ground used for ancient sacrificial ceremonies. Pronounced shàn.

  • flat ground used for ancient sacrificial ceremonies

Definitions & Examples

 
 ·
 
zhōng
zǎi
 
wáng
miào
 
tán
shàn
 

The Book of Rites records that the king established seven temples, one altar (tán) and one sacrificial ground (shàn).

Kǎo
xué
jiā
xiàn
le
zhè
chù
Shāng
dài
yòng
de
shàn
 

Archaeologists discovered this Shang Dynasty sacrificial ground used for rituals.

dài
tiān
tiān
nán
jiāo
 
zhù
wéi
shàn
 

In ancient times, the Son of Heaven worshipped heaven in the southern suburbs, building earthen mounds into flat sacrificial grounds.

Measure Words

/ chù
Primary
/ zuò